Steve Cohen

Steve Cohen (24 May 1949-) was a member of the US House of Representatives (D-TN 9) from 3 January 2007, succeeding Harold Ford Jr..

Biography
Steve Cohen was born in Memphis, Tennessee in 1949, and he was raised in Florida and California. From 1978 to 2006, he worked as the sole practicioner of his law firm, practicing civil and criminal law until his election to the US House of Representatives from Tennessee's 9th district (including the western three-fourths of Memphis). Cohen was the first Jewish congressman from Tennessee